10 Big Movie Franchises Chris Pratt Can Try Next

Forget Benedict Cumberbatch, the man of the moment is Chris Pratt. From his early days on Parks And Recreation, Pratt had emerged as a Hollywood front man, headlining the mega successful Guardians Of The Galaxy last year and taking the lead in the rejuvenated dino-franchise and summer cinematic centrepiece Jurassic World .

Like Cumberbatch, you can't go through one casting rumour without Pratt being mentioned as a contender. Chris Pratt as Han Solo, Chris Pratt as Indiana Jones... perhaps there is a theme here? Will he take on Harrison Ford's Jack Ryan in the 87th reinvention of a Tom Clancy book? What about Rick Deckard in a Blade Runner reboot or Dr Richard Kimble in a new version of The Fugitive? Surely Chris Pratt has to have a go at playing the US president in an Air Force One hijacking movie?

There are numerous big movie franchises for him to try his hand at. Pratt is already a star in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, what about taking on those pesky Decepticons in the newly-announced Transformers universe and salvage our ruined childhood too? Or perhaps he could head over to the Caribbean to rescue the once fun Pirates Of... franchise? 

This article attempts have a little fun at the whole 'Chris Pratt is starring in every move ever' theme as we look at 10 big movie franchises Chris Pratt can try next. 

Okay, let's deal with the obvious contender first. Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull had a lot of great moments but it also had Shia LaBeouf. Any attempt to hand over the baton to a younger generation failed and sadly fans associate the fourth Indiana Jones movie with Mutt Williams and a nuked fridge. While Indy marrying Marion Ravenwood served to bring some closure to his story there is always hope that Harrison Ford will don the Fedora one more time. After all, he is already revisiting old classic roles like Han Solo and Rick Deckard so why not one last outing for Indiana Jones?

But Disney, who now own the rights to Indiana Jones, won't be content with one film. While Ford may be up for a fifth go, he will unlikely be prepared to go for rounds six, seven, eight and nine - which any success would naturally dictate. The obvious choice then is to reboot. Arguably Chris Pratt has the charm and physique to take on a new interpretation of Indiana Jones, something Stephen Spielberg agrees with. In February of this year he was quoted as saying he would direct the fifth movie if the script was good and Pratt took on the leading role.

Pratt has previously said it would be "awesome opportunity" to play Indy. Perhaps then it is a question of when rather than if he will don the famous fedora.